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Esther Lopez-Zafra1, Manuel Pulido-Martos1, Isabel Carmona-Cobo1
1Departamento de Psicología, Área Psicología Social, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
Background:
Workplace incivility is a serious concern in the healthcare setting worldwide. Addressing how sexism impacts this, may help administrators take action to reduce this problem and to increase safety at work.
Methods:
557 nurses (63% women) read a hospital scene describing an episode of incivility from a nurse leader towards a nurse employee. They then evaluated the situation regarding their awareness, tolerance, and their beliefs toward sexism by completing a self-report questionnaire.
Findings:
Two distinct nurse profiles emerged: high-sensitivity and medium-sensitivity. Medium-sensitivity nurses were significantly higher in sexism in employment, and differ in their evaluation of workplace incivility from highly sensitive nurses.
Conclusions:
The majority of nurses are sensitive to workplace incivility, but those with sexist tendencies in employment are less aware and tolerate uncivil episodes to a greater extent.
Application To Practice:
Training nurses to be aware of workplace incivility is necessary, especially for those demonstrating sexism.
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